It’s the kind of milestone only a handful of songwriters ever reach. Paul Kelly turns seventy, celebrates fifty years in the business and releases what stands as his thirtieth studio album, Seventy. Half a century […]
Where do you go after four classy albums of 80’s Hard Rock styled anthems and ballads, with arguably each new release surpassing the previous release? Well let’s just say for the moment that 5th time […]
Hearing 5 of the still to be mixed tracks from this album a year ago I knew that we would be in for something special. But whilst the wait may be over for me […]
It’s been a long time between solo albums for Jon Stevens and so the news of Jon hitting the studio last year was the best possible prompt for fans that something was in the pipeline. […]
Music at it’s best takes you to another place and works with your emotions. I personally love music that takes me to that happy place, music that moves me. At its best music can […]
“Mike Tramp, the legendary voice of White Lion, closes out his powerful trilogy with Songs of White Lion Vol. III — a heartfelt tribute to the band that defined his legacy. Revisiting ten classic tracks […]
This album is a nod to the past through gritty blues, dark humour and theatrical rock brilliance. Channelling vintage Alice Cooper energy with a modern sneer, it blends seductive menace, dark satire, and vintage horror […]
Rock songs, the good ones, are always more than the sum of their parts. They contain a ghost architecture: the echoes of other songs, other rooms, other lives. David Jones’ Between My Shadow and the […]
One of the many things I appreciate about the blues scene is how much more open older artists are to collaborating with artists younger than them, From what I can tell based on the interviews […]
2025 is turning out to be an extremely challenging year as we continue to compile our shortlists for our album of the year selection, as each an every week another release blows us away and […]
In Full disclosure I bought their debut album which to this day is still one of my favorites. I followed their career and have always liked them because they’re quirky and different but in a […]
“Sweet Fanny Adams Revisited” is a fiery live reimagining of The Sweet’s seminal 1974 album Sweet Fanny Adams, recorded live in 2012 by Andy Scott’s lineup. The album had become pretty rare since its release […]
Of all the British Rock bands of the 70’s that went on to find glory overseas UFO was certainly one of the very finest yet one that seems to be less celebrated than the likes […]
Blues in my opinion is a very pure form of music, At it’s best it’s not music you just listen to, It’s music you feel. It was born out of struggle and because everyone knows […]
Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes just dropped their brand-new album, ‘Sixth Time’s the Charm’, today on July 15, 2025 — marking Knight’s eleventh studio release and the fifth with The Unsung Heroes. All 11 tracks were […]
Devilskin’s ‘Re‑Evolution’ their fourth long-player, dropped on July 11th, and marks ‘a bold evolution in their sound and songwriting’ according to local press. As long-time fans of New Zealand’s finest Metal export, we checked it […]
If you want your Rock to not only sound great but have a lyrical depth that adds so much to the experience then Vermantics’ latest four‑track EP ‘The Pictures You Paint’ (released July 4, 2025) […]
Let’s be clear: in the pantheon of rock’s great gestures, the idea of “coming home” might seem a bit thin, oversteeped in cliché. But Broken Apex, the tenured yet curiously unsigned rock band led by […]
Envy Marshall’s Hurt is more like negotiation than song—between want and war, between command and collapse. The Australian rocker doesn’t so much sing as wield. Her voice, a rasping blade honed on experience, is designed […]
Sometimes you hear an album and it takes you to another place even though today and that very place are separated by decades of noise, and even though the mountains and valleys look very different […]
There’s a feral intelligence at work in Idiot Rock Star, and it howls. Gaslight—this scrappy, wiry, lockdown-forged trio from Melbourne—doesn’t sidle politely into the frame. They crash in with guitars blaring like air-raid sirens, lyrics […]
When I first got my hands on Circling from Above, the latest offering from Styx, I’ll admit I was a tad skeptical. As a longtime fan, I’ve always had a soft spot for Tommy Shaw’s […]
Much as I love Fishbone they are a band that doesn’t have too many huge commercial moments in their smooth and sophisticated career, rather just consistent quality adored by those that don’t need any chart […]
Can you think of many more artists that have been quite as ‘Defiant’ as the ever-youthful Jimmy Barnes? No? Neither can we. From his well-documented upbringing, colourful life from his Cold Chisel days, tangos with […]
Seattle has a storied musical history. From the arena rock of Heart to the birthplace of grunge and leading alternative label Sub Pop Records. The city is also the birthplace of snot nosed punk rockers […]
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